The Winking Owl is a pop rock band hailing from Takasaki, Gunma, Japan, fou… Read Full Bio ↴The Winking Owl is a pop rock band hailing from Takasaki, Gunma, Japan, founded in 2010 by guitarist Yoma. As the founding guitarist, Yoma enrolled in a music school in the United States after completing high school, where he also played in the band Cloud Highland. During this period, the band explored a genre reminiscent of female-vocalist bands like Paramore, which left a significant influence on Yoma. Although he initially planned to stay in America, visa and band-related challenges led him to return to Japan when his visa expired. Despite the setbacks, Yoma's passion for music persisted, and he decided to recruit members to a new band in Japan.
Luiza, the band's vocalist, had been Yoma's junior in high school, and the two previously played together in their school's light music club band. When seeking a vocalist for The Winking Owl, Yoma decided to invite Luiza, who brought her unique sensibility as a person of Japanese-Romanian heritage, infusing the band's sound with an expansive and captivating vocal style.
Luiza grew up listening to Backstreet Boys and Britney Spears and other pop stars. She later discovered Evanescence, which ignited her interest in diverse genres, including instrumental music and jazz.
Ranmalu got inspired to play instruments by bands like Sex Pistols and The Clash during his upbringing. In his teenage years, he delved into the screamo genre and became a guitarist. He later embraced becoming a dedicated bassist after joining The Winking Owl. Ranmalu left the band, but decided to rejoin in March 2019.
KenT became the band's drummer in September 2015, succeeding former drummers Yosuke and Hiroki. Raised in Mie Prefecture, he grew up watching bands perform due to his parents being event organizers. This led him to start playing drums, and he became a fan of Slipknot.
The Winking Owl's distinctive musical style emerged from an amalgamation of diverse influences, including emo, alternative rock, pop punk, and anime rock. The band has expressed that there are few female vocal rock bands of this type, and while playing with other bands, they sometimes found it challenging to find a perfect match and felt slightly out of place, but acknowledged that this uniqueness was part of the band's appeal.
Unfortunately, The Winking Owl is currently on an indefinite hiatus following the departure of Luiza on July 15, 2020. The band announced on their official website that Luiza would be leaving the group due to differences in direction, leading to the decision for the band to be on hiatus. After receiving Luiza's intention to withdraw, each member, along with the staff, re-evaluated their future activities and lives, leading to the conclusion of the hiatus. In addition, scheduled performances of PRAISE "MAKE A RIOT TOUR 2020 FINAL" and "KNOTFEST JAPAN 2020" transfer performances were canceled.
Since the hiatus, Luiza has embarked on a solo career. The band members currently on hiatus include Yoma on guitar and as the main songwriter, alongside Ranmalu on bass and KenT on drums.
Luiza, the band's vocalist, had been Yoma's junior in high school, and the two previously played together in their school's light music club band. When seeking a vocalist for The Winking Owl, Yoma decided to invite Luiza, who brought her unique sensibility as a person of Japanese-Romanian heritage, infusing the band's sound with an expansive and captivating vocal style.
Luiza grew up listening to Backstreet Boys and Britney Spears and other pop stars. She later discovered Evanescence, which ignited her interest in diverse genres, including instrumental music and jazz.
Ranmalu got inspired to play instruments by bands like Sex Pistols and The Clash during his upbringing. In his teenage years, he delved into the screamo genre and became a guitarist. He later embraced becoming a dedicated bassist after joining The Winking Owl. Ranmalu left the band, but decided to rejoin in March 2019.
KenT became the band's drummer in September 2015, succeeding former drummers Yosuke and Hiroki. Raised in Mie Prefecture, he grew up watching bands perform due to his parents being event organizers. This led him to start playing drums, and he became a fan of Slipknot.
The Winking Owl's distinctive musical style emerged from an amalgamation of diverse influences, including emo, alternative rock, pop punk, and anime rock. The band has expressed that there are few female vocal rock bands of this type, and while playing with other bands, they sometimes found it challenging to find a perfect match and felt slightly out of place, but acknowledged that this uniqueness was part of the band's appeal.
Unfortunately, The Winking Owl is currently on an indefinite hiatus following the departure of Luiza on July 15, 2020. The band announced on their official website that Luiza would be leaving the group due to differences in direction, leading to the decision for the band to be on hiatus. After receiving Luiza's intention to withdraw, each member, along with the staff, re-evaluated their future activities and lives, leading to the conclusion of the hiatus. In addition, scheduled performances of PRAISE "MAKE A RIOT TOUR 2020 FINAL" and "KNOTFEST JAPAN 2020" transfer performances were canceled.
Since the hiatus, Luiza has embarked on a solo career. The band members currently on hiatus include Yoma on guitar and as the main songwriter, alongside Ranmalu on bass and KenT on drums.
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BLOOMING
The Winking Owl Lyrics
Bloom 誰にも負けられないような得意なこと 完璧な装備で挑んだけど Oh my 立ちはだかる宿命に躍らされて 試合途中にリタイア…
Broken Is this something I don't wanna know? 少しは前に進んでたから So please …
Don't Kill My Melody Please tell me where we're headed to 'cause it's gone out…
Empty In The Crowd Here I am standing alone The beats called me up on…
Here For You No, I won't let you down. I won't I won't I won't I won't Wh…
Lust 始まりは誰でも予想なんてしない 自動的なこころ かわいいものでしょう? 並ぶグラスにキスして 喉潤す間に もう次が欲しい…
Open Up My Heart The best day of my life. I've never felt this way…
Silver Linings 綺麗な毎日が通り過ぎてく 突然真っ暗で見えない景色 Every story has another side。 自分らし…
Sparkle Light I've dreamt of us to be like Allie and Noah But…
This Is How We Riot 新しいニュース聞かせてよ ヤになっちゃうから 街の傍で誰かが泣いてるの こぼした涙 拭う仕方を忘れてるだけ What a…
Walk ずっと探していた 今も不確かな地図広げ歩き出す 幼い頃に貰ったパレット どんな色にするか迷っちゃって 描き方を知らぬが…
Your World Do you remember? About the day we ended everything. You w…